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The Magic & Mystery theme of Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention 9 allowed me to go back a lot further in time than I usually do with these sets, to include some silent era gems, not just from George Méliès, who's becoming well known to steampunk fans through the film Hugo, but also his Spanish equivalent, Segundo de Chomón. The first set only featured two films, released 117 years apart. I also played to the theme a lot, especially on Sunday, with a set that focused on magic and mystery even if these films stretched the definition of steampunk rather ruthlessly. There are steampunk elements to each of these, but they may not be the focal points and often aren't. Of course, most of the films were far more recent than the silent era and they're as international as always, with the sixteen films screened hailing from eight different countries. What's more, the most represented country was France (with five films, only two of which were by Méliès) rather than the USA (with only three films). Also of note is that this was the last convention for me and for everybody else in Arizona before COVID-19 prompted lockdowns and the cancellation of public events. The largest fandom event in Arizona, the Tucson Festival of Books, was scheduled for the next weekend but, as we drove home from Wild Wild West Con, we heard on the radio that it had been cancelled and everything else in state followed suit until Mad Monster Party in October, which remained on the calendar. Four other conventions happened the same weekend as Wild Wild West Con but only Kikori Con in Flagstaff continued up until Sunday 8th. |
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| # | Title | Year | Length | Director | Company | Country | Review | IMDb | Online? |
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| 1 | The Man with the Rubber Head | 1901 | 2:33 | George Méliès | Star Film | France | IMDb | Vimeo | |
| 2 | The Last Eagle | 2018 | 42:45 | Jean-Christophe Druez | Jean-Christophe Druez | France | Vimeo |
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| # | Title | Year | Length | Director | Company | Country | Review | IMDb | Online? |
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| 1 | Electric Hotel | 1908 | 6:46 | Segundo de Chomón | Pathé Frères | Spain | IMDb | YouTube | |
| 2 | Reign of Death | 2009 | 5:33 | Matthew Savage | Ganymede Productions It’s My Shout |
UK | IMDb | YouTube | |
| 3 | The SteamPork | 2009 | 1:19 | Andrei Brovcenco Vasile Brovcenco |
FrameBreed | Romania | IMDb | Vimeo | |
| 4 | The Mad Clockmaker | 2013 | 4:44 | Ari Feblowitz | Dodge College of Film and Media Arts | USA | IMDb | Vimeo | |
| 5 | Steam | 2018 | 7:10 | Pau Han Kho | Pau Han Kho | The Netherlands | IMDb | YouTube | |
| 6 | Goliath | 2008 | 5:34 | Julien Aubard Michael Havart Simon Rafin |
ArtFX | France | Vimeo | ||
| 7 | Crypto-Zoo | 2013 | 1:33 | Aymeric Ingret | Aymeric Ingret | France | Vimeo | ||
| 8 | Alchemy and Other Imperfections | 2011 | 11:23 | Zachary Rothman | Ethical Bacon | Canada | Review | IMDb | Vimeo |
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| # | Title | Year | Length | Director | Company | Country | Review | IMDb | Online? |
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| 1 | The Kingdom of the Fairies | 1903 | 16:44 | George Méliès | Star Film | France | IMDb | YouTube | |
| 2 | Thimble | 2011 | 2:37 | Petr Babinec | Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně | Czech Republic | IMDb | Vimeo | |
| 3 | Deliverer | 2015 | 7:28 | Brian Ulrich | Brotherhood Studios | USA | IMDb | YouTube | |
| 4 | Magic | 2011 | 2:29 | Greg Ostrowski | Apeiron Films | Poland | IMDb | Vimeo | |
| 5 | Elixir | 2016 | 5:23 | Justin Staggs | University of Southern California | USA | IMDb | Vimeo | |
| 6 | Lost for Words | 2010 | 10:09 | Sean Wainsteim | NE Films | Canada | IMDb | Vimeo |
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Last update: 27th December, 2023
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